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* ''Literature/KnownSpace'': Kdatlyno have natural blade-like growths on their knuckles, elbows and knees.

* In ''Literature/SoonIWillBeInvincible'', Phenom has retractable blades surgically implanted in his arms.

* One of the [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Ravenor]] novels has a throw-away character whose body has been heavily modified, with a blade like this being one of the additions. The character's hand split open, with the fingers forming a sort of grotesque guard, with the blade emerging from there. If that sounds like {{Squick}} then you ''really'' don't want to know what the new recurring character the scene introduced did to him.

* In Stephen R. Boyett's novel ''Literature/ArchitectOfSleep'', the soldier caste of the raccoon-like sapients wear a 'Fighting Hand', a bracer with a hinged plate that folds down to cover the back of the hand with a palm strap to keep it in place; the hinged plate has four daggerlike blades usable in close combat.
* Inigo Skimmer in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'' had a blade cleverly concealed along his forearm(s), as well as a sharpened metal edge in his hat, and blades on his boots. He also might be the only character in the series shown to have any competence with wrist knives. In ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'', Vimes remarks that even most Assassins think they're stupid and ineffective weapons.
* The Mantis Claw in ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheApt''. It's hinged, so there's even more mobility than the standard Blade Below the shoulder.

* [=McGillis=] Fareed from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' pilots the Grimgerde, which has [[DualWielding a pair of swords]] attached onto the shields, he can take them out from the shields and wield them on its hands or simply retract them and keep them on the shields.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' has the Gundam Exia, whose main weapon is a [[SwissArmyWeapon combination]] [[EnergyWeapons beam rifle]] and solid sword mounted on its right arm. Near the end of the series, its [[MidSeasonUpgrade upgrade]] the 00 Gundam gets an improved version.
** Seems like this type of weapon is a trademark of [[TheHero Setsuna F Seiei]]'s Gundams: Exia's GN Sword I and 00 Gundam/[[MechaExpansionPack Raiser]]'s GN Sword III (equipped for the FinalBattle). The original 00 Qan[T]'s GN Sword V is a traditional sword instead, but in ''[[VideoGame/SDGundamGGeneration SD Gundam G-Generation Cross Rays]]'', the [[spoiler:ELS Qan[T] ]] is equipped again with this type of weapon, and is also capable of using the Raiser Sword like the GN Sword III.

* ''ComicBook/{{X 23}}'': Laura, by virtue of being Wolverine's genetically engineered daughter (she has two in each arm and one in each foot).\
* ComicBook/{{Daken}} by virtue of being Wolverine's son (he has three on each arm, but one of them juts out through the front of his wrist).
* Gabby, Laura's clone, has one claw in each hand (though not yet coated with adamantium).

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Talon and Zed's signature weapons. Talon uses an oversized katar-like blade on his right arm (unlike the [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreed characters he's based on]]) while Zed uses a pair of katar-like blades mounted in his gauntlets. Both of them are classified as Assassins.

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'': The [[BearsAreBadNews Goss Harag]] is capable of using its icy breath to forge blades of ice on its forelimbs.

** You could use it to stab people effectively, as the motion for stabbing would be [[GoodOldFisticuffs similar to a punch]]. This was often how the above-mentioned katars and patas were used historically, but no one in ''fiction'' ever seems to do that.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Talon and Zed's signature weapons. Talon uses an oversized katar-like blade on his right arm (unlike the [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreed characters he's based on]]) while Zed uses a pair of katar-like blades. Both of them are classified as Assassins.

* ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2011'': Mantis Blades are a cybernetic implant that gives people retractable blades that deploy from the forearms.

** Iron Valiant, [[spoiler:the future Paradox Pokemon and a descendent of Gallade//Gardevoir,]] possesses red blades extending from its arms similar to those of Mega Gallade. It can also detach them and combine them into a handheld DoubleWeapon.

** [[spolier:Iron Valiant, the future Paradox Pokemon and a descendent of Gallade//Gardevoir, possesses red blades extending from its arms similar to those of Mega Gallade. It can also detach them and combine them into a handheld DoubleWeapon.]]

** [[spolier:Iron Valiant, the future Paradox Pokemon and a descendent of Gallade//Gardevoir, possesses red blades extending from its arms similar to those of Mega Gallade. It can also detach them and combine them into a handheld DoubleWeapon.]]

* [[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders The Outsiders]] once fought a villain named Nunchuku, who instead of hands, had, well... [[FightingWithChucks what do you expect]]? He was arguably one of the ''less'' silly opponents The Outsiders faced.

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'': Deconstructed. Kuroyukihime's avatar was generated with blades instead of arms due to her desire for power at the expense of human relationships. At one point she expresses regret that this means she can't embrace the InnocentlyInsensitive Haruyuki.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'''s [[AnAxeToGrind Axe-Hand Morgan]]...well, has an axe for a hand. A big one. Specifically his right forearm has been replaced with an axe, not even bothering to remove the handle, [[{{Squick}} which can be seen stretching out the skin behind his elbow]].
* ''Manga/SoulEater''. The bladed [[EquippableAlly Weapons]] can do this, with Death Scythes like Spirit [[spoiler:and Soul]] managing more varied transformations.
** [[spoiler: Maka can do this by the end of the anime.]]
* North Mk. II in ''Manga/{{Pluto}}'' has two of these.
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' example: One of the combat automail arms that Buccaneer uses over the course of the series, the "Crocodile", is this combined with a ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaw]]''.
** [[ShapeshifterWeapon Envy]] at one point turns its lower arm into a blade when fighting Ling.
*** In the original anime, [[spoiler: Envy uses the same trick on Ed, except this time he/she ''kills him with it''.]]
* Hyakkimaru, the main character of ''Manga/{{Dororo}}'' has swords concealed in his prosthetic arms, which slide off just below the elbow when he needs the blades. After he regains his real arms, he switches to wielding the swords as normal.
* Gray in ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' equips himself with a bladed prosthetic after Rally Vincent blows off his hand. He swaps the blade for a hook for everyday use. He can shoot the blade like a spear using a powerful spring built into the forearm.
* In ''Manga/{{Genzo}}'' the wild girl Otsuru uses a rusty blade as prosthetic right hand. Later the main character Genzo build a better curved blade for her.
* The gun-swordsmen from ''Anime/BrigadoonMarinAndMelan'' have one arm that ends with a blade instead of a hand, and another that ends with an ArmCannon.
* Solomon Goldsmith from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' shapeshifts one of this hands into a blade as a weapon of choice.

* Gavrill from ''Manga/FrankenFran'', unlike her sister Veronica , doesn't have blades inside her body, but is able to transform her body into, among other things, said blades.
* Deconstructed in ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', where Kuroyukihime's avatar was generated with blades instead of arms due to her desire for power at the expense of human relationships. At one point she expresses regret that this means she can't embrace the InnocentlyInsensitive Haruyuki.
* In ''Manga/{{Blame}}'', Maeve has a large blade in the place of one of her hands. The other is replaced by an ArmCannon.
* ZigZagged in ''Manga/BlueRamun'' -- Rowan's [[TheDragon dragon]] Tisuodo has lost his right arm above the elbow, but is able to summon/ create a dragon-headed prosthesis that he can use like a WhipSword.

* One ability of the shape-shifting T-1000 in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''. He gives Todd an arm-blade through the face while posing as Joanne when John calls up his (now-dead) foster parents.